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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #840 on: June 27, 2022, 09:28:43 PM »
Picked up an old craftsman 6x48 belt sander on a craftsman frame at an auction. Hardly used and one of the heavy older ones.

Glued up a new set of limbs for a 60" takedown bow. Just black glass, cherry core, maple back and belly and Ipe wedge.
Added a longer wedge and some thin tip wedges to my existing formula for 42 lbs. I did add .003" to the core lamb.
Would love to end up in the mid fourties.....but this may end up being a He Man Woman Haters Beast... My son wants a 50 lb bow and this may be his. Trying to shorten up the working section of the limbs and if it will do 29" before stacking and be under 50 lbs, I will be happy.

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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #841 on: June 28, 2022, 10:48:17 AM »
I got some photos of my circus act getting this 3000# boat off the trailer last night, and posted a story on my fishing forum if you are curious….  Today is going to be ugly grinding all the paint off this old girl, and get it ready for some welding.

Here ya go….  Kirk

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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #842 on: June 28, 2022, 03:31:59 PM »
You do bow fishing tours or something?
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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #843 on: June 29, 2022, 12:47:03 AM »
You do bow fishing tours or something?

Not tours…. But bow fishing is a hoot when the carp are spawning. I mostly fish salmon and trout. But bass fishing happens now and then too.
   
I just traded a bow for a couple very nice custom salmon rods. These custom rods go for about $400, so it was a pretty even trade. This is the first time I’ve ever had a fancy custom rod built. I had one built for my wife for her birthday present, and it went over very well. I just got mine the other day, and haven’t used it yet. The rod blank is a hybrid mix of carbon and glass. Seriously strong, but light as a feather. You can actually feel that fish grab your lure or bait. It’s WAY different than a typical glass rod.

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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #844 on: June 29, 2022, 11:25:45 AM »
I had something to doo today.


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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #845 on: June 29, 2022, 11:28:38 AM »
Hey Buggs give us a clue I'm clueless

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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #846 on: June 29, 2022, 11:31:10 AM »
OK I read the more recent post's I get it now

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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #847 on: June 29, 2022, 11:44:53 AM »
I know, it's was a crappy pun :cheesy:
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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #848 on: June 29, 2022, 01:33:12 PM »
 :wanting to try something new.
Glue and plywood getting too expensive just to play hobby stuff now days.
And smooth on took another jump. Don't know if any of the other epoxy may be cheaper??
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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #849 on: June 29, 2022, 02:12:12 PM »
There's Huntsman,  but I'm not going there.  Too free flowing for me.  I remember fighting with Versamid .
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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #850 on: June 29, 2022, 04:03:58 PM »
Worked on the Steering Hyd. cylinder on my John Deere Tractor. (Hyd. cylinder Seal kit)
What a pain in the back side to take apart,  Went back together easy.
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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #851 on: June 29, 2022, 04:06:19 PM »
:wanting to try something new.
Glue and plywood getting too expensive just to play hobby stuff now days.
And smooth on took another jump. Don't know if any of the other epoxy may be cheaper??
I use Pro-Set. By the gallon, it works out to about $1. per oz, with shipping. The cheapest epoxy is going to be the one that you can source locally. Shipping costs are a B!$%#
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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #852 on: June 29, 2022, 07:29:03 PM »
Made a set of limbs today. Experimenting with longer wedges going into the curve and some tip wedges. Hopefully these will not be real heavy in weight.

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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #853 on: June 29, 2022, 07:47:11 PM »
Hillbilly, are those voids in the squeeze out, or do you got something exotic going on in that limb?
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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #854 on: June 29, 2022, 10:09:54 PM »
I havent ground all the glue off the sides yet. Just roughed out.  You can also see some of the flecking in the grain of the maple.

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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #855 on: June 30, 2022, 01:25:05 AM »
I’ll be interested in how the roughy tiller measurement comes out. One limb looks a wee bit thicker than the other in that photo. 

 Are you using an air hose system for laying those up?   Kirk
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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #856 on: June 30, 2022, 05:45:36 AM »
It does look thicker...still has the tape on the limbs and the edges still have epoxy on the edges. May not be laying perfectly same length in that pic.

Yes , air hose. I will post pics after cleaning up and will mic them as well. They mic'd dead nuts in the stack.

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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #857 on: June 30, 2022, 07:12:30 AM »
Kirk prolly need to clean his specticals  :laughing:
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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #858 on: July 01, 2022, 07:29:22 AM »
He has good eyes! Got it cleaned up and profiled. It is 5 though thicker in one area about 8 inches long :dunno:

Hopefully I can work that out on the tiller board.
Spent yesterday evening figuring out how I did that and then kicking myself for lack of quality control in such a critical stage.

Turns out my lam sander adjustment nob will "self rotate' due to vibration during the long lam sands. Going to make a nylon nut to use as a locking device...

Great eye Kirk! I will post pics on the tiller board hopefully  this weekend.

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Re: 2022 what did you do today?
« Reply #859 on: July 01, 2022, 12:00:55 PM »
They mic'd dead nuts in the stack.

Sound like you need a new micrometer or glasses ;)
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